Despite being outrebounded for the fourth game in a row, the Matadors (7-7, 2-0 Big West) continued their defensive prowess at home as they held UC Riverside (2-11, 0-2) to 33 percent shooting Saturday night in a 63-55 victory. Also for a second consecutive game, CSUN struggled offensively but pulled out a win by stifling its opponent on the defensive end. Northridge not only caused the Highlanders to shoot a low percentage from the field, but it also forced 25… Read more

CSUN guard Josh Greene has seen what the Matadors are capable of doing when they click. Thursday night against UC Irvine, he saw it again. But for only one half. Again. “If we put together two halves, then we can be pretty good,” Greene said. What was a tale of two different halves against the Anteaters was the tale of the season for the Matadors, who lost 71-62 at the Matadome. CSUN dug itself a big hole to start the… Read more

It was a defensive display from CSUN guard Janae Sharpe and center Camille Mahlknecht that led the Matadors (6-7, 1-0 Big West) to a 55-49 victory against UC Irvine (4-9, 0-1) Thursday night at the Matadome. In its Big West Conference season opener, CSUN pushed its defense effort to come away with 16 steals, seven blocks and forced the Anteaters to turn the ball over 33 times. “I think we did a pretty good job defensively,” head coach Jason Flowers… Read more

Regardless of a double-digit halftime lead, the Matadors (5-7) failed to close out the Pilots (7-7) as they crafted a come-from-behind victory Wednesday night at Earle A. Chiles Center. Led by its defense, which held Portland to 31 points on 36 percent shooting, and senior center Jasmine Erving’s 10 points, Northridge walked off the court at halftime with a 42-31 lead, looking to run away with the game and end its two-game losing streak. Instead of continuing its defensive intensity… Read more

Despite mounting a furious comeback in the second half, the Matadors (5-6) let poor 3-point shooting and offensive rebounds bury them as they fell 79-75 to Oregon (9-3) Monday night at the Matthew Knight Arena. Down by 15 with 12:00 left in the game, CSUN came charging back as it capped off an 11-0 run with back-to-back buckets by senior center Jasmine Erving. But the tide eventually turned back to Oregon’s favor as the Ducks capitalized on the offensive glass…. Read more

There were less than 20 minutes to go until tip-off of what eventually became a 99-58 CSUN win over Pacifica College Saturday night at the Matadome when CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell received some alarming news. Pacifica didn’t have enough players to start the game. “They were telling me, ‘Coach, they only got four players here.’” Braswell said. “My stomach was turning.” Fortunately for the sake of Braswell’s nerves, two more players made it just in time (driving themselves, it… Read more

CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed has appointed provost of CSUN, Dr. Harold Hellenbrand, as the university’s interim president beginning Jan. 1, 2012 until the process to name a permanent president is completed. Hellenbrand said he is mostly curious about his new position, and that as a professional courtesy, his goal is not to make any commitments that will tie the hands of the new president. “(I will) keep the car on the road,” he said. “I think there’s a couple… Read more